A multiband station, a system and a method of setting a traffic steam or a block acknowledgement with a second multiband station on a first frequency band and a first channel. The multiband station may send a request on a second channel and a second frequency by including a channel, a frequency band and medium access control (MAC) address information as part of the request and response exchange.
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1. A method of managing traffic streams in a multiband wireless network, the method comprising: setting a traffic stream agreement with a second multiband station on a first frequency band and a first channel by sending an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) request by a first multiband station on a second channel and a second frequency band while communicating on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDTS request includes information on the first channel, information on the first frequency band and a medium access control (MAC) address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
2. The method of claim 1 comprising: receiving a response from the second multiband station on the second channel and the second frequency band.
3. The method of claim 1 comprising: receiving a response from the second multiband station on the first channel and the first frequency band.
4. The method of claim 1 comprising: sending a delete traffic stream (DELTS) frame from the first multiband station.
5. The method of claim 1 comprising: receiving an ADDTS Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDTS Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC address of the first multiband station on the first channel and the first frequency band comprises a first MAC address, and wherein the first multiband station has a second MAC address on the second channel and the second frequency band.
7. A method of managing traffic streams in a multiband wireless network, the method comprising: setting a block acknowledgement agreement with a second multiband station on a first frequency band and a first channel by sending an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) request by a first multiband station on a second channel and a second frequency band while communicating on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDBA request includes information on the first channel, information on the first frequency band and a medium access control (MAC) address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
8. The method of claim 7 comprising: receiving an ADDBA Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDBA Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
9. The method of claim 7 , comprising sending a delete block acknowledgement (DELBA) frames from the first multiband station.
10. A first multiband station comprising: at least a first radio and a second radio, wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band, and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) agreement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending an ADDTS request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDTS Request includes information on the first channel, information on the first frequency band and a MAC address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
11. The multiband station of claim 10 , wherein the MAC processor is able to receive an ADDTS Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDTS Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
12. A first multiband station comprising: at least a first radio and a second radio, wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band, and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) agreement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending an ADDBA request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDBA Request includes information on the first channel, information on the first frequency band and a MAC address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
13. The multiband station of claim 12 , wherein the MAC processor is able to receive an ADDBA Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDBA Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
14. A first multiband station comprising: at least a first radio and a second radio, wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band, and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set a traffic stream or block acknowledgement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending a request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the request includes first channel information, first frequency band information and first medium access control (MAC) address information, and to receive a response from the second multiband station on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the response includes second channel information, second frequency band information and second medium access control (MAC) address information, wherein the MAC processor is able to send a delete frame, the delete frame including a delete block acknowledgement (DELBA) frame or delete traffic stream (DELTS) frame, from the first multiband station on the first channel and the first frequency band, wherein the delete frame includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the first multiband station in the second channel and the second frequency band.
15. The first multiband station of claim 14 , wherein the request comprises an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) request or an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) request.
16. A first multiband station comprising: at least a first radio and a second radio, wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band, and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set a traffic stream or block acknowledgement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending a request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the request includes first channel information, first frequency band information and first medium access control (MAC) address information, and to receive a response from the second multiband station on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the response includes second channel information, second frequency band information and second medium access control (MAC) address information, wherein the first multiband station has a first MAC address in the first frequency band and the first channel, and a second MAC address in the second frequency band and the second channel, and wherein the second multiband station has a third MAC address in the first frequency band and the first channel and a fourth MAC address in the second frequency band and the second channel.
17. The first multiband station of claim 16 , wherein the request comprises an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) request or an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) request.
18. A wireless communication system comprising: a first multiband station including: at least a first radio and a second radio wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; a memory; one or more antennas associated with said first and second radios; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) agreement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending an ADDTS request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDTS Request includes information on the first channel, information on the first frequency band and a MAC address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
19. The wireless communication system of claim 18 , wherein the MAC processor is able to receive an ADDTS Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDTS Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
20. A wireless communication system comprising: a first multiband station including: at least a first radio and a second radio wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; a memory; one or more antennas associated with said first and second radios; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) agreement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending an ADDBA request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDBA Request includes information on the first channel, the first frequency band and a MAC address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
21. The wireless communication system of claim 20 , wherein the MAC processor is able to receive an ADDBA Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDBA Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
22. A wireless communication system comprising: a first multiband station including: at least a first radio and a second radio wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; a memory; one or more antennas associated with said first and second radios; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set a traffic steam or block acknowledgement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending a request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the request includes first channel information, first frequency band information and first medium access control (MAC) address information, and to receive a response from the second multiband station on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the response includes second channel information, second frequency band information and second medium access control (MAC) address information, wherein the MAC processor is able to send a delete frame, the delete frame including a delete block acknowledgement (DELBA) frame or a delete traffic stream (DELTS) frame, from the first multiband station on the first channel and the first band, wherein the delete frame includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the first multiband station in the second channel and second frequency band.
23. The wireless communication system of claim 22 , wherein the request comprises an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) request or an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) request.
24. A wireless communication system comprising: a first multiband station including: at least a first radio and a second radio wherein the first radio is to operate in a first channel and a first frequency band and the second radio is to operate in a second channel and a second frequency band; a memory; one or more antennas associated with said first and second radios; and a medium access control (MAC) processor to set a traffic steam or block acknowledgement with a second multiband station on the first frequency band and the first channel by sending a request on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the request includes first channel information, first frequency band information and first medium access control (MAC) address information, and to receive a response from the second multiband station on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the response includes second channel information, second frequency band information and second medium access control (MAC) address information, wherein the first multiband station has a first MAC address in the first frequency band and the first channel, and a second MAC address in the second frequency band and the second channel, and wherein the second multiband station has a third MAC address in the first frequency band and the first channel and a fourth MAC address in the second frequency band and the second channel.
25. The wireless communication system of claim 24 , wherein the request comprises an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) request or an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) request.
26. An article including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in: setting a traffic stream agreement with a second multiband station on a first frequency band and a first channel by sending an Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) request by a first multiband station on a second channel and a second frequency band while communicating on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDTS request includes information on the first channel, information on the first frequency band and a medium access control (MAC) address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
27. The article of claim 26 , wherein the instructions result in: receiving a response from the second multiband station on the second channel and the second frequency band.
28. The article of claim 26 , wherein the instructions result in: receiving a response from the second multiband station on the first channel and the first frequency band.
29. The article of claim 26 , wherein the instructions result in: sending a delete traffic stream (DELTS) frame from the first multiband station.
30. The article of claim 26 , wherein the instructions result in: receiving an ADDTS Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDTS Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
31. An article including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in: setting a block acknowledgement agreement with a second multiband station on a first frequency band and a first channel by sending an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) request by a first multiband station on a second channel and a second frequency band while communicating on the second channel and the second frequency band, wherein the ADDBA request includes information on the first channel, information on the first frequency band and a medium access control (MAC) address of the first multiband station in the first channel.
32. The article of claim 31 , wherein the instructions result in: receiving an ADDBA Response from the second multiband station, wherein the ADDBA Response includes information on the second channel, information on the second frequency band and a MAC address of the second multiband station in the second channel.
33. The article of claim 31 , wherein the instructions result in: sending a delete block acknowledgement (DELBA) frame from the first multiband station.
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December 23, 2010
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